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Harlem Globetrotters Name David Ball Internet Marketing Director

(PHOENIX, Sept. 20, 2010) – The world famous Harlem Globetrotters have hired David Ball as the team’s new Internet marketing director. Ball will integrate the live Harlem Globetrotters show and the Internet and foster the team’s online community.

His vision is to also enhance the Globetrotters’ digital and viral landscape, expanding the Brand across mobile and social networking platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Ball brings over 10 years of Internet marketing experience to the Globetrotters. He spent eight years with NetPro Computing, where he developed an international Internet marketing strategy that contributed over two million dollars to the sales pipeline in less than one year. Ball has also done Internet marketing for Keane Creative, Quest Software and Irving Burton Associates. He will be based at the Globetrotters’ corporate offices in Phoenix.

“David’s creativity, business acumen and leadership will be enormous assets in putting the Globetrotters on the cutting edge of online marketing,” said Peter LaPointe, the Globetrotters’ senior vice president of partnership marketing and sales. “He is excited about the challenge, and we are pleased to have him on board.”

Sponsored by Campbell Soup Company, Spalding, Howard Johnson Hotels and America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, the Globetrotters will tip-off the North American leg of their 2011 world tour on Dec. 26, 2010, and the tour schedule will be released in October. Click here to visit our schedule page and to sign up to be notified when a Globetrotters show goes on sale in a city near you.

The Harlem Globetrotters continue a world famous tradition of ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that continues to thrill fans of all ages. Throughout their history, the Globetrotters have showcased their iconic talents in 120 countries and territories on six continents, often breaking down cultural and societal barriers while providing fans with their first-ever experience with the sport of basketball. The Globetrotters have entertained hundreds of millions of fans—among them popes, kings, queens, and presidents—earning induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.